Two days prior to the official opening of the Nagasaki Lantern Festival, thousands of lamps were turned on at a rehearsal on Feb. 7, illuminating Chinatown, the "spectacles-shaped" Meganebashi ...

SHIMABARA, Nagasaki Prefecture—International students were invited to join a lantern boat festival here, helping to preserve the local tradition and learning from the unique cultural experience.

Nagasaki City During Nagasaki’s Lantern Festival, the city is bathed in a festive glow. Itoshima Rice paddies on the outskirts of Itoshima.